Prepositions
Name at least 3 prepositions.
about, in, on, beyond, by, to, toward, etc.
Find the subject of a sentence.
John ran to the store.
John
Find the verb in this sentence.
Felicity eats bones.
eats
What are the 5 requirements for a complete sentence?
1. Capital letter
2. Ending Punctuation
3. Subject
4. Verb
5. It must make sense
to + verb
What are the prepositions in this sentence:
Felicity ran into the room to find her pig under the couch.
into, under
What is a subject of a sentence?
The person or thing performing the verb in the sentence.
What is a verb?
The word that shows action or state of being.
What are the two types of action verbs? Give 1 example for each
Action Verb - Mind action or Body action
Examples may vary
Why is it important we know (mark out) what infinitives are when checking to see if it is a complete sentence?
Infinitives are impostors, we need to mark them out first, so that we can check to make sure we have a complete sentence.
Find the prepositional phrases:
Mary walks around the tree and then goes over the bridge.
"around the tree"
"over the bridge"
What is the subject(s) of the sentence?
My mom and dad departed from the airport.
mom, dad
What are the verbs in this sentence?
Jack can run very quickly.
can, run
The SLANT strategy stands for what?
Name the infinitives in this sentence.
I like to play soccer on Saturdays.
to play
Give me a sentence with two prepositional phrases in it.
Various answers
How can you find the subject of a sentence?
Delete the prepositional phrase and look for the noun that goes with the main verb.
Identify the main verb, and what type it is: action or linking.
Lisa is going with us.
Main Verb: going
going = action verb
The PENS strategy stands for what:
P =
E =
N =
S =
P = pick a strategy (formula)
E - Explore words to fit the formula
N - Note the words
S - Search and Check
Name the infinitive and the prepositional phrase.
Felicity likes to eat her biscuits before going to the couch.
infinitive- to eat
prepositional phrase- to the couch, before going
Find the prepositional phrases.
Jennifer likes to run around the park in her shorts and to swim in the pool in her bathing suit.
"around the park"
"in her shorts"
"in the pool"
"in her bathing suit"
What is the subject of this sentence.
Janet's grandmother ran into the store to find Bill.
grandmother
Identify the subject, verb, prepositional phrase, and infinitive in the sentence.
My parents plan to take a cruise to Mexico.
Subject: parents
Verb: plan
Prepositional Phrase: to Mexico
Infinitive: to take
First, we use the PENS strategy, then we use the MARK strategy.
What does MARK stand for:
(hit it starts with impostors)
SEARCH AND CHECK
M- mark out impostors (we will learn about this later)
A - Is there a verb
R - root out the subject
K - key in on the beginning, ending, and meaning
Create a sentence with an infinitive!
Various answers